November 2024

Fast start, late surge allows Chieftains to extend streak

CALUMET – A guard-heavy lineup scored the first 13 points as Calumet High School’s boys basketball team extended its regular-season win streak with a 57-40 win over Lomega in its home opener.The Chieftains moved to 3-0 on the season with the non-conference victory.Calumet has now won 28 straight...
Brendon Voss shoots a jumper in traffic

Second-half miscues hamper girls in 78-29 loss to Lomega

CALUMET – Double-digit turnovers in the second half, caused by a pressure defense by Lomega, haunted Calumet High School’s girls basketball team in a 78-29 loss to the Raiders.The non-conference loss dropped Calumet to 0-3 on the season.Calumet’s offense was held to single digits in all four...
Brenlee Voss gets fouled while shooting a basket in the paint

Thirteen RCC players score in lopsided victory

Thirteen players scored, including four in double digits, as Redlands Community College women’s basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 94-44 victory over Southern Nazarene University’s junior varsity.The win snapped a two-game slide as the Cougars dropped road games in Kansas to...
MyKyla Allen shoots a jumper in traffic.

Madelyn June Patton

Madelyn June Patton was born April 25, 1938, on a farm near Arapaho, and passed away Nov. 19, 2024, in Oklahoma City. She was the eighth of nine children and grew up on the family farm, graduating from Arapaho High School in 1956.
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Redlands jumps back into win column 106-55

After having a three-game win streak snapped with a road loss, Redlands Community College men’s basketball team jumped back into the win column with a 106-55 score over On-Point Academy.The victory over the cross-town rival moved the Cougars to 6-2 on the season following a 94-87 loss to Hesston...
Camren Hunt dribbles into the lane

That’s Good Stuff!

We received an email a few weeks ago from a Mr. Andrew LeVan Allgood, he goes by Ace.He said he would be coming through El Reno on his way to Los Angeles in an old 1934 Ford Cabriolet, in honor of what would have been his grandparents’ 90th wedding anniversary.
Andrew Ace LeVan Allgood made several stops in El Reno

City gets update on comprehensive plan for lake, Adams Park

The El Reno City Council got an update on the comprehensive plan being created for Lake El Reno and Adams Park.Representatives of Halff, the firm hired to create the plan, said the study is about three-quarters complete. The final document is expected to be presented in early 2025.